KARNATAKA MINIMUM WAGE HIGH COURT
SC seeks Centre's stand on plea against marital rape exception in new criminal law
The Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on a petition challenging the marital rape exception under new criminal laws. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud issued notice on the petition by the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) and said it would be listed for hearing in July alongside other petitions seeking to criminalize marital rape. The court emphasized the constitutional significance of the issue, noting that it will remain relevant despite the implementation of the new laws.
EPFO evaluates course of action on Karnataka HC judgement on foreign workers
"While holding the highest regard for the Court's decision, the EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation) is actively evaluating the course of action in response to this judgement," the EPFO said in response to the queries pertaining to the judgement.
Centre likely to notify MGNREGS wage revision, calls it 'routine' exercise
The Centre determines wages under the flagship scheme under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, which says the Central government may, by notification, specify the wage rate for its beneficiaries.
Status quo for Indian apps in Google row; D2C brands push offline
Google is providing an extended timeline to ten companies to pay the service fee applicable for in-app purchases made by users. According to sources, the timeline will be stretched till the time there is a concrete verdict from the Supreme Court.
"Avoid performing religious rituals in court premises": SC Judge Abhay Oka to legal fraternity
Supreme Court Judge Justice Abhay Oka urged the legal community to refrain from religious rituals like "pooja" in court premises and suggested inaugurating events by honoring the Constitution's Preamble instead. Speaking at a foundation laying ceremony for a new court building in Pune District, Justice Oka emphasized the significance of the Constitution's secular and democratic principles.
Family of deceased housewife wins Rs 6 lakh in SC; homemaking not a valid ground for low payout to accident victim
Motor Accident Death: Supreme Court Holds homemaker’s life as valuable as others and hence hikes compensation to car accident victim's family to Rs 6 lakh. The deceased who was a homemaker died when her car lost control and skid off the road and fell into a ditch in 2006. She is survived by her husband and two children who were studying at that time.
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MNCs challenge GST notices on services received from expats
Secondment or deputation of expatriates is subject to GST if the expatriate employee is being reimbursed by the Indian company for the services provided to the company. As per the GST law, the Indian company is deemed as the recipient of the service, and the services provided by the expatriate will be considered as a "supply of manpower" under the GST law.
High Court orders raising income threshold from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh annually for admission to schools under EWS quota
The Delhi government's Directorate of Education (DoE) shall frame a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for income verification and regular monitoring of the eligibility criteria, it said.
Karnataka: Industries urge govt to appeal HC order on minimum wages
The Karnataka government is facing pressure from industry associations to contest a recent High Court ruling on minimum wages. They fear that a substantial increase could adversely affect manufacturing and service industries. They argue that minimum wages in neighboring states are lower, and further hikes could erode competitiveness.
BJP, Congress court regional parties: Will they play kingmaker in 2024 elections?
Close on the heels of the Opposition combine announcing that after the Patna meeting, the second conclave will be held in Bengaluru on July 17-18 in Bengaluru, NDA has also decided to meet in the national capital next week. There is a lot of interest in both the meetings after the split in NCP with Sharad Pawar faction playing a key role in the Opposition confabulations and his nephew Ajit Pawar leading the rebel camp in the NDA summit.
Seven ingredients of the Congress' Karnataka magic recipe
The Congress has been sharpening its freebies strategy for quite some time and in the Karnataka election the party used it as a major weapon. It gave five major guarantees of Rs 2,000 per month to every woman head of a family; free bus passes for all women; Rs 3,000 for graduates and Rs 1,500 for diploma holders as unemployment monthly payment; 10 kilos of rice; and 200 units of free power to households.
BJP vs Congress: How business took a backseat in Karnataka's state election campaign
Karnataka's business and economy seemed to have taken a backseat amid a high-octane campaign for elections that are crucial for the overall political prospects of the two opposing parties as several states go to the polls this year before the General Elections next year. Real economic issues, the crux, receded to the background. The last three-four days were filled with the controversy on the Congress promise of banning Bajrang Dal. Though parties raise issues that they think will appeal to the voters, Bengaluru, one of India's rapidly developing states, deserves better.
Karnataka writes to CJI seeking review of admission policy at NLSIU
The minister's letter comes in continuation of the state government's efforts to get what it believes a fair share of seats to the state's students as other law schools in the country have implemented. Law Minister JC Madhuswamy had informed the assembly last month that the CJI was sympathetic to Karnataka’s demand for a 25% quota for local students.
Congress sharply focuses on women voters in poll-bound Karnataka
A separate manifesto for women is also in the works. The Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra recently announced 'Na Nayaki' ('I am the woman leader') project here under which the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme offering Rs 2,000 was promised. According to her, a separate manifesto for women, as was done in Uttar Pradesh, will be brought out in Karnataka.
Ola, Uber drivers fret over 5% convenience fee on each autorickshaw ride
The Karnataka government on November 25 directed the regional transport authorities to charge five per cent convenience fee and GST from the ride hailing companies on each autorickshaw ride by the passengers.
Google may challenge CCI verdicts; Prosus says Swiggy, PayU showing strong growth
The verdicts may hurt developers in the country as it means they may have to develop apps with different specifications for different app stores.
Karnataka government holds talks with aggregators, favours convenience fee cap at 10%, rejects flexi fare
Karnataka Transport Department secretary NV Prasad held a meeting with executives from ride hailing apps including Uber and Ola in Bengaluru on Saturday morning. Both sides, however, did not arrive at a consensus as the aggregators pressed for a 25% convenience fee, including GST, on the total auto fare.
In Bengaluru, apps must cap fee at 10% of auto fare
Court takes action after Ola, Uber fail to reach agreement with Karnataka transport dept over autorickshaw operations
Nobody prohibited from wearing Hijab, question is about restrictions in schools: SC
The apex court was hearing arguments on a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state. A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia was told by senior advocate Devadatt Kamat, who appeared for one of the petitioners, that the matter be referred to a five-judge constitution bench.
Wages of tea workers in Assam increased by 27 per day
Tea wages was a hotly debated issue in assembly polls last year. Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma in a series of tweet stated, “Happy to share that in a meeting with tea associations, it was decided to hike the workers' wage by Rs 27, thus raising their daily wage to Rs 232 & Rs 210 in Brahmaputra Valley & Barak Valley respectively.
Karnataka wants to create 7,50,000 jobs for locals
The state government has not made it clear how it plans to restrict the jobs to people of the state, but such a move could turn controversial. Law minister JC Madhuswamy told journalists that Karnataka will focus on labour-heavy sectors such as textiles, leather and food processing to quickly create jobs with generous incentives.
Only 39 per cent of workers can be considered as permanent workers in tea plantation sector in Assam: Oxfam India
Oxfam India is working in seven districts of Assam—Biswanath, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Lakhimpur, Tezpur, Golaghat and Sivasagar.
Assam rolls back daily wage hike for tea plantation workers
The minimum wage before the Rs 50 interim hike was Rs 167 a day. On Friday, BJP MP Pallab Lochan Das told the media that the workers would get Rs 205 a day until the Gauhati High Court decided on a petition before it, as per the decision at a meeting that chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held with tea workers’ union and the planters body.
Possibility of sharp rise in wages threatens prospects of tea companies in Assam: ICRA
As per the notification issued by the Assam govt on Feb 23, it notified an interim enhancement of wages for tea plantation workers by Rs. 50 per day. However, the wage rate hike was stayed by the Gauhati High Court while hearing a petition filed by the Indian Tea Association and several other bulk tea companies.
Indian Tea Association to increase daily wages of tea workers by Rs 26
The national committee of the association reviewed the court direction at a meeting on Sunday and decided to enhance the wages by Rs 26 per day to workers in the Brahmaputra Valley and the Barak Valley with effect from February 22 this year.
Assam: High Court asks govt not to take any coercive action against the tea companies
Recently BJP led government in Assam has increased the daily wages of tea workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217.
HC seeks Centre, AAP government responses on PIL for back wages to child, bonded labourers
In his plea filed through advocates Kriti Awasthi and Nimisha Menon, the petitioner has sought an expeditious recovery of the back wages due to his child as well as to 115 other victims of bonded labour in whose cases the recovery process has been initiated after they were rescued.
Former HC judge, ex-SBI MD appointed to Karnataka Bank board
Private lender has appointed Justice AV Chandrashekar and Pradeep Kumar Panja as additional directors at its board meeting.Chandrashekar is a former judge of the Karnataka high court and Panja is a career banker, retired as managing director of SBI.
Employers can’t recover wages already paid: Delhi HC
A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued the latest directions, saying an important implication of its August 4 judgment escaped their attention.
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